Incheon Port Authority

Pier collision in Incheon detains TMS bulker captain over speeding suspicion

The captain of a Greek-owned Capesize bulk carrier, Flecha, has been detained and charged with negligence after the vessel was involved in an accident in Incheon, South Korea.

The charge was disclosed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard on 9 May.

The 2004-built Flecha, owned by TMS Dry, collided with the mooring facilities at Yongheung Pier around Yeongdeungpo-gu Thermal Power Plant in Incheon, on 21 April, while discharging coal from Russia.

No one was injured in the...

https://container-news.com/pier-collision-in-incheon-detains-tms-bulker-captain-over-speeding-suspicion/

Intense intra-Asia competition as carriers launch more SE Asia services

In another sign of growing intra-Asia container trades, South Korea’s Incheon port has a new link with South-East Asia, through a new services offering regional links.

Intense competition in the East Asia-South East Asia trades is growing, a point noted by South Korea’s Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Seong-hyeok when he launched an enhanced five-year plan to revive the shipping industry on 12 August.

That competition has intensified with the launch by Heung-A of a new service connecting...

https://container-news.com/intense-intra-asia-competition-as-carriers-launch-more-se-asia-services/

Incheon Port eases incentive criteria

Incheon Port Authority (IPA) has made it easier for liner operators to obtain incentives amid the Covid-19 pandemic, reducing the minimum qualifying cargo volume (on half-yearly basis) to 800TEU from 3,000TEU.

In 2019, aiming to revitalise the shipping and logistics industry in Incheon, the city’s authorities began providing KRW1 billion (US$816,000) in annual incentives to attract cargoes.

The incentives, comprising discounted port fees and handling charges, are targeted at liner operators,...

https://container-news.com/incheon-port-eases-incentive-criteria/

South Korean operators and ports execute COVID-19 contingency plans

South Korea has suddenly become the world’s second largest COVID-19 cluster, its liner operators and container port authorities have implemented contingency plans similar to their Chinese counterparts, in response including homeworking for staff and emphasising hygiene.

A spokesman for Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea’s foremost liner operator, told Container News the company has implemented work-from-home arrangements while arranging for other staff to be split between the main office and...

https://container-news.com/south-korean-operators-and-ports-execute-covid-19-contingency-plans/

Rising SE Asia trade prompts Sealand’s Incheon calls

Maersk Line’s regional unit Sealand has launched two new intra-Asia services with calls at Incheon, reflecting growing container trade between the South Korean port and Southeast Asia.

Incheon Port Authority (IPA), which has been promoting Incheon as a gateway into Seoul, announced that Sealand’s IA8 service called at Hanjin Incheon Container Terminal in Incheon New Port for the first time on 18 February 2020.

IA8’s previous loop was China (Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao and Lianyungang), Malaysia...

https://container-news.com/rising-se-asia-trade-prompts-sealands-incheon-calls/